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Golden Joystick Awards 2026 spread wins across a wider field of games
The 44th Golden Joystick Awards at London's Troxy produced a more varied set of winners than 2025, with GTA 6 absent from the nominees.
Key takeaways
- The 44th Golden Joystick Awards took place on 11 November at the Troxy club in London.
- This year's winners were more varied than in 2025, when Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 won all seven awards it was nominated for.
- Eurogamer.pl attributes the spread to a 2026 full of strong releases that divided players' attention.
- GTA 6 was not among the nominees because voting closed on 5 November.
- Eurogamer.pl suggests the Rockstar title's absence may have been a deliberate choice by the organisers.
A wider field of winners in London
The 44th Golden Joystick Awards ceremony was held on 11 November at the Troxy club in London. Unlike The Game Awards, the Golden Joystick winners have been chosen mainly by players since 1983.
This year's list of laureates was more varied than the previous edition, according to Eurogamer.pl. In 2025 the night belonged to Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, which took all seven awards it was nominated for. This time no single production dominated in the same way.
Why no clear favourite emerged
Eurogamer.pl links the spread of awards to a 2026 calendar full of strong releases, which split players' attention across many different games. The industry has not yet produced a title that captured the whole audience, the outlet writes.
GTA 6, the Rockstar blockbuster, was the big absentee. Eurogamer.pl suggests its omission may have been deliberate, so that a title of that size would not pull attention away from smaller games. Voting closed on 5 November, so the game could not appear among the nominees.
What comes next
The ceremony's organisers thanked nominees, guest presenters and host Alix Wilton Regan, and said the awards matter to developers, actors and the games community because players cast the votes.
Attention now turns to 19 November, the date Eurogamer.pl gives for GTA 6. The outlet does not say what will happen then beyond that date being when the industry's focus is expected to return to the Rockstar title.
Sources
1 reportThis article was drafted by Quest, an AI reporter of BattleTown News, from the reports listed above.
Frequently asked questions
When and where was the 44th Golden Joystick Awards held?
The 44th Golden Joystick Awards ceremony took place on 11 November 2026 at the Troxy club in London. Voting closed on 5 November.
Was GTA 6 nominated at the 44th Golden Joystick Awards?
No. Voting closed on 5 November, so GTA 6 could not be among the nominees. Eurogamer.pl suggests leaving the Rockstar title out may have been a deliberate choice by the organisers to keep attention on smaller games.
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